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    • Harmario
      Harmario last edited by

      Hi everybody!

      I was reading a huge pdf about keywords, long tails and too many things and my brain is now like a blender.

      What is the diference between long tails and keywords?

      Thanks to everybody!

      Have a nice day!

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      • ofw12387
        ofw12387 last edited by

        The main difference between them is that long tails refers something very specific and the short tail something more general.

        For example:

        Car -> Short tail
        Where to buy a cheap car in london -> Long tail

        If you are starting with a new project, focus your effort in long tails, they do not have much traffic volume but they are easier to rank and they definetly convert better.

        Also if you rank many tails you also can get a looooooooot of traffic 🙂 I´m focusing one niche on long tails and it´s going quite well 🙂

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        • Alick300
          Alick300 last edited by

          Hi,

          As far as i know there are three types of keywords. The head, body & tail. I am trying to explain all three types very simply.

          Head keywords - single word

          Body keywords - 2-3 words phrases

          Long tail keywords - 4+ word phrases

          Thanks

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